Re: DMC theft

["Erik Geerdink" <delorean502@xxxx>]

The two parts cars that I have were stolen. Not by me, but back in 
1982 when the company went out of business. They were stolen at the 
same time from the same lot. The thiefs raced around a little and 
then crashed one, and lit the other on fire.
They got into the one they crashed by using a crowbar on the door and 
pulling the stainless away from the window. The other had the window 
smashed out. Ironicly, they had the key to turn the car on...and 
no...they weren't early '81s...they were '82s. Can someone say 
"insurance fraud". Anyway, there's my first hand of 2 deloreans 
getting stolen.

Erik Geerdink

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Watkins Family <watbmv@xxxx> wrote:
> I've heard of parts being ripped of people's cars but I have yet to 
hear
> of a car actually being stolen. My feeling is that if someone 
REALLY
> wants your car they are going to get it. No club or alarm or cutoff
> switch will stop those with the talent for stealing cars. It's 
their
> business and they are good at it. Here in Maine it's less of a 
problem,
> mostly dumb hicks looking to steal radios (I'm a native Mainer so 
it's
> ok for me to call them hicks, right?) It would be a good poll 
question
> to see how many people have first hand knowledge of a DeLorean being
> stolen. Look for this poll soon!!!
> 
> Tom
> vin 005732 MT
> 
> visit OUTATIME81 the home of my 1981 DMC.
> http://geocities.com/outatime81/